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Manager Ding's gaze fell upon the four large wooden crates in front of him, his expression grave. Each crate was a meter tall; if they were filled with gold bars, how much would that be!

But then I thought about it again and felt that something was not right.

The people who moved the boxes didn't mention to him which boxes were particularly heavy, so they were probably all within the normal range.

There is only one possibility: it was only partially filled, not completely filled.

Manager Ding's muddled mind instantly cleared up. He walked to the warehouse door and ordered, "Two people, come here!"

They first carried the wooden crates into the aisle before they began to count them.

Although each box was only lined with one layer, nearly five hundred gold bars were pulled out.

Manager Ding couldn't resist picking one up, putting it in his mouth and biting it, leaving a shallow tooth mark on it.

"How is it?" Lu Huan knew very well that these gold bars were definitely of good quality, and were even purer than gold of this era.

Manager Ding did not answer Lu Huan's question immediately. Instead, he went closer to the torch and carefully examined the gold seal on it, while the others brought a scale to weigh the total weight.

After a long silence, Steward Ding sighed and said, "Back when the new dynasty was first established, the court urgently needed gold, and the exchange rate was as high as one to eleven. Why didn't you exchange it then, Madam?"

"Manager Ding is joking. I wasn't even born then! Besides, I can't control what the elders think."

"What a pity!" Steward Ding shook his head. "I wonder if Madam would like to exchange for gold notes or silver notes? If it's silver notes, I can only exchange them at a ratio of one to nine. As for gold notes, I will inevitably have to charge a handling fee."

Lu Huan pondered for a moment and replied, "Then let's exchange it for silver notes."

Soon, 44,000 taels of silver notes were delivered to Lu Huan. Actually, if she had gone to other money shops, she would have received far more in silver notes, but Baofeng Money Shop had a good reputation!

Manager Ding, in return, deliberately rounded it up to a whole number. Forty-four silver notes, each worth one thousand taels, were stacked together and were about two fingers thick.

Lu Huan took out a small wooden box from the storeroom and put the silver notes inside.

Before leaving the basement, she passed by Manager Ding and whispered, "I've heard that the managers of Baofeng Money Shop are always tight-lipped. I wonder if that's true?"

Manager Ding bowed slightly: "Madam, please rest assured, Baofeng Money Shop will absolutely not let you down."

Lu Huan headed straight for the government office with the silver notes to meet the head steward. Unexpectedly, he was led directly into the West Flower Hall.

The head butler sat in the first seat on the right, with a middle-aged man in a green robe sitting to his left.

The man in the main seat wore a conspicuous vermilion official robe, and his hair was slightly gray, making him look much older than the man in the green robe.

When Gao Zhongbao was promoted to the position of Vice Minister of Rites in his previous life, his official robes were changed from a blue robe to a scarlet robe.

Lu Huanxin understood.

In the entire Yanjing Prefecture, the only person allowed to wear a scarlet robe was Prefect Di.

Holding the wooden box, she walked to the center of the flower hall and knelt down a long distance away from them: "Greetings, Your Honor!"

"Hehehe! Prince Yan was right about you!" Di Bo joked with the head steward, then looked at Lu Huan, "Get up quickly!"

The head butler came with a mission this time, and it wasn't entirely because of Lu Huan.

It's not a good thing for the Prince of Yan, a prince granted a fiefdom, to have such close ties with the local officials in his fiefdom. I'll take this opportunity, under the pretext of helping Lu Huan, to convey the Prince of Yan's concerns and decisions.

However, Di Bo's gesture of respect towards Lu Huan made the head steward feel proud. He nodded in agreement, "Indeed, the Princess and Madam Lu get along very well, and she even instructed her to visit the Prince's residence often!"

Di Bo, true to his reputation as the cunning old fox the Prince of Yan had described, maintained his composure and waved to the man in green robes with a smile.

"Registrar Wei, bring the booklet to Lady Lu for a look!"

Before the registrar could stand up, Lu Huan hurriedly said, "It's no trouble for you, Registrar."

She walked to Wei Zhubu's side, and was about to kneel down when Wei Zhubu gently helped her up, saying, "Madam, you're too kind."

Lu Huan performed a proper curtsy and took the ledger from his hands. It listed about a dozen shops, as well as many estates.

Fortunately, she has always had a good memory, and after drinking the spiritual spring water, she can be described as having a photographic memory.

She subtly twirled her fingers, seemingly calculating the total price, but actually secretly memorizing the shops that once belonged to the Cheng family and their current ownership. She discovered that several shops and estates were now registered under the same person's name.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Huan looked up and asked, "I'd like to redeem all the remaining shops listed in the ledger. I wonder if that's feasible?"

Dibb was somewhat surprised; this was no small sum.

When several companies were vying for the remaining three shops, he had roughly calculated their value. Because of their excellent location and considerable size, the total price was over 38,000 taels of silver.

Including the deed tax over the years, it would probably cost 40,000 taels.

"Can you come up with forty thousand taels of silver in one go?"

"Sure," Lu Huan said confidently. Since there was an opportunity and he had enough money, he couldn't miss it.

Diber couldn't make the decision himself, so he could only turn to the head steward.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Di, the Prince's intention is to redeem her at the agreed price. Since Madam Lu can come up with so much silver, then we will grant her request."

With that assurance, Dieber had no reason to hesitate. Since it wasn't going into his own pocket, those people weren't going to take their anger out on him.

It's truly frustrating that a local official has to be mindful of the attitudes of the neighboring prefecture and garrison.

But this time it's different.

Those soldiers from Daning Prefecture, who were once subordinates of the Duke of Dingguo, had to respectfully address the Princess Consort of Yan as "Young Miss".

Even though they later climbed the social ladder to the position of Marquis of Yingyang, he was already dead. In front of the Princess Consort and the Prince of Yan, they didn't even dare to secretly complain to the Emperor.

Thinking about it this way, Dibo, who had been caught in the middle for so long, finally felt much better.

His voice had become much stronger: "Registrar Wei, hurry up and get on with it!"

The head steward cupped his hands in greeting and said, "I will also go along and act as an intermediary."

In this era, buying a house or land requires a middleman as a witness. In the countryside, this is usually a respected elder in the village, while in the city it is a broker.

In cases like Lu Huan's today, it's appropriate for someone of high status, like the head steward, to step in.

"What are you doing..." Di Bo instantly understood what the head butler meant, and a thought immediately popped into his mind, "The head butler doesn't mind if I get involved too, does he?"

The head steward laughed along, "You! Hahaha! When I get back, I'll definitely tell the Prince!"

The four of them quickly arrived at the house.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the clerks, Lu Huan opened the wooden box, counted out four silver notes, and handed the box to Registrar Wei.

After counting the money, Registrar Wei confirmed, "That's right, they are all silver notes from Baofeng Money Shop, forty thousand taels in total, no problem."

His words left the petty officials around him, who had been secretly trying to get information, frozen in place.

Forty thousand taels! Their monthly salary as minor officials is less than four shi (a unit of dry measure), which is two taels of silver. When have they ever seen so many silver notes!